Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 12.0% for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Uruguay peaked at 17.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 12.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More health data for Uruguay
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Uruguay?
- Share of tuberculosis patients with hiv in Uruguay was 12.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of tuberculosis patients with hiv recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of tuberculosis patients with hiv?
- Uruguay ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of tuberculosis patients with hiv rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of tuberculosis patients with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of people with tuberculosis who also have HIV.